This site started out as a project to collect under one web umbrella my diverse interests and the various pies in which my finger can be found. It’s far from complete, and probably never will be, but here’s a quick snapshot of my current activities:
Having played trumpet with the Zenith Hot Stompers for 23 of the band's 42 years, I resigned in February 2005. I now play 3rd trumpet in the 11-piece band Harlem, 2nd trumpet in the Big Bear Stompers, lead a 'Condon-style' band called Kaminsky Connection and play in ad hoc trios or quartets, usually backing singer Judy Eames. My latest venture is a very occasional band which I call the Savoy Ballroom Five, whose core repertoire is the tunes recorded by Louis Armstrong with small groups in 1928. This band appeared at the Bude Jazz Festival in 2008 and 2009, and will perform again at the 2010 festival, with Jeff Barnhart once again taking on the challenging role of Earl Hines.
I also design websites, mostly for musicians who get a very special rate, still do a little commercial computer programming, and have become addicted to family history research. In my spare time I do a little gentle blogging - if you visit the blog pages you’ll see that I’ve made several false starts, but this time I hope to persevere.
My browser of choice is Firefox. I try (when I remember) to make my sites compatible with other browsers, but I can't guarantee this. If you think I should try harder, send me an .
“Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” - Samuel Beckett
Tony Davis
Last revised 6 April 2010